Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

32 reviews

livruther's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

it was a good book and i really appreciated it. it was just a little bit slow and i felt that some details may have been unnecessary 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bubblegum_or_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Blood and Grief

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Trafficking

cnidariar3x's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Theres lots to enjoy but its almost unreasonably long. I recommend the condensed version unless one is familiar with French history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Grief

Minor: Racism and Slavery

fionac326's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

clatara's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and War

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

No matter what people think about this book with Cosette and Marius or the barricade, I fully believe this is Jean Valjean's story. It's gorgeous to see how he changed over the years and did his best to live a good life. The book is terribly long and I spaced out so many times when Hugo went on random ventures, but I really enjoyed it. An excellent classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

gabrield's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Important book to read at least once. Brilliant writing that never gets repetitive. Some parts were a bit too descriptive and slow (ie. Waterloo and the sewers). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Suicide, and Kidnapping

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

lyrasilvertongue's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i'm crying at my cousin's gender reveal party bc of this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, and Violence